مَلأَfilled الغَرامpassion فُؤادَهُhis heart فَتَصَدَعاand it split apart
مَلأَ الغَرام فُؤادَهُ فَتَصَدَعا
وَدَعاand he called بِواكفfor the streaming دَمعِهِof his tears فَتَسَرعاand they hastened
وَدَعا بِواكف دَمعِهِ فَتَسَرعا
Passion filled his heart, and it split apart.
And he called for his streaming tears, and they rushed forth.
إِنif كُنتُI was (likely intended: you were) تَحمِلهُyou compel him عَلىto تَركabandoning البُكاweeping
إِن كُنتُ تَحمِلهُ عَلى تَرك البُكا
ظُلماًunjustly فَلاthen do not تَمنَعْهُforbid him أَنto يَتَوَجَعاmoan in pain
ظُلماً فَلا تَمنَعْهُ أَن يَتَوَجَعا
If you force him to give up weeping,
Unjustly, then do not forbid him to moan in pain.
حَقit is right لِقَلبfor a heart شَقتهُyou tore it أَنto يَشتَكيcomplain
حَق لِقَلب شَقتهُ أَن يَشتَكي
وَلِمُقلةand for an eye أَسهَرتَهاyou kept it sleepless أَنto تَدمَعاweep
وَلِمُقلة أَسهَرتَها أَن تَدمَعا
A heart you have torn has the right to complain,
And an eye you have kept sleepless has the right to weep.
ياO مولعاًone enthralled بِعَذابwith the torment of صَبa lovesick lover مُدنفwasting away
يا مولعاً بِعَذاب صَب مُدنف
أَبَداًforever بِحُبكwith love for you لاnot يَزالcease مولَعاenamored
أَبَداً بِحُبك لا يَزال مولَعا
O you who delight in tormenting a lovesick, wasting lover,
Who remains forever enthralled by love for you.
ضَيَعتyou neglected مُشغوفاًone passionately enamored بِحُبكwith love for you صادِقاًsincere
ضَيَعت مُشغوفاً بِحُبك صادِقاً
فيهِin it وَلَمand did not يَزَلcease المُحبthe lover مضيعاneglected
فيهِ وَلَم يَزَل المُحب مضيعا
You neglected one consumed by love for you, sincere
In that love—and the lover has always remained neglected.
وَقَتَلتand you killed صباa lovesick lover عائِذاًseeking refuge بِكَin you لَمdid not يَجدfind
وَقَتَلت صبا عائِذاً بِكَ لَم يَجد
مِنfrom جورthe tyranny of سُلطانthe sultan of المَحبةlove مفزعاa refuge
مِن جور سُلطان المَحبة مفزعا
And you killed a lovesick lover seeking refuge in you, who found
No refuge from the tyranny of love's sultan.
كانَwas اِحتِجابكyour keeping yourself hidden سَيديmy lord ليto me موجعاًpainful
كانَ اِحتِجابك سَيدي لي موجعاً
وَبَداand appeared الصُدودrejection فَكانَand it was مِنهُthan it أَوجَعاmore painful
وَبَدا الصُدود فَكانَ مِنهُ أَوجَعا
Your keeping yourself hidden, my lord, pained me;
And rejection appeared and was more painful than that.
وَاليَومand today أَضحىhas become البُعدseparation أَوجَعmore painful مِنهُماthan both of them
وَاليَوم أَضحى البُعد أَوجَع مِنهُما
وَالمَوتand death ليfor me أَفديكmay I be your ransom أَمسىhas become أَنفَعاmore beneficial
وَالمَوت لي أَفديك أَمسى أَنفَعا
And today separation has become more painful than both;
And death—may I be your ransom—has become better for me.
Sol 6.1